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    Heat ont he right palm rest

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Boby b, May 4, 2011.

  1. Boby b

    Boby b Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any one else getting this after doing some demanding stuff?
     
    Boby b, May 4, 2011
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    Yeah I am. Not a big deal for me though since my right hand is my mouse hand. I wonder if they did that on purpose.
     
    Alatar, May 4, 2011
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    you have your hard drive under there thats why it gets so hot, get a ssd and it wont be as hot
     
    Paddon, May 4, 2011
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    I'm just glad it doest heat up when doing basic tasks. bit annoying when typing though.
     
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    Yeah I just took a 4 hour final on this (obviously just typing) and it didn't heat up at all. It stayed cool and the fan stayed off the whole time.
     
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    That reassures me, glad its just the hdd (4 hour exam? ouch). maybe I'll have a look at a ssd in the future, but atm the prices way to high and the reliability doesn't seem to be there either.
     
    Boby b, May 4, 2011
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    Just installed a intel 320 160gb SSD and my palmrest isn't hot anymore. Pretty sure Intel SSD's are more reliable than most HDD's.
     
    revdiesel, May 6, 2011
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